lithopone

Also Known As: Zinc sulfide white

Molecular Formula: ZnS+BaSO4

Physicochemical Properties: White powder, mixture of zinc sulfide and barium sulfate,insoluble in water; not react with sulfureted hydrogen and alkaline solution; while meeting with acid, easily to decompose to produce sulfureted hydrogen gas. It is stronger in whiteness and covering power. The more zinc sulfide it contains, the stronger covering power and the higher the quality.

Uses: Inorganic white pigment. Widely usedin paint industry, plastics,printing ink, and it is also used to color rubber articles, varnished cambric, leather, paper and enamel, etc.